| Table 3: Summary
of all studies |
| Author |
Study
type |
Study
alloc |
Mean duration |
Study
size |
Dress
type |
Dress
change |
Analysis
method |
Insert
site culture |
Blood
culture |
Catheter
tip culture |
Local
inflam |
CRS |
CRI |
Other |
| Reynolds
1997 |
comp |
R |
5.6 |
100 |
OP3000
Tg |
2nd
dail |
unpair
t test |
no
sign diff |
- |
no
sign diff |
- |
- |
- |
critical
ICU
patients |
| T-Aurand
1997 |
comp |
Med
Rec |
6.5 |
3931 |
T
TgG
HPT |
NI
NI
NI |
chi2
Odds ratio
CI |
- |
- |
HPT
<TG
p <0.001
T < TG p<0.008
T <s HPT
p<0.01 |
- |
- |
No
HPT < HPT
P <0.001 |
cost
saving from
CRI
HPTD < no HPT |
| Brandt
1996 |
exp |
R |
22.3
21.7 |
101 |
OP
3000
G |
OD
OW |
z
score 1
tail
K\Meier
MWhitney |
no
sign diff |
no
sign diff |
no
sign diff |
- |
no
sign diff |
- |
cost
comp
OP3000<G |
| Taylor
1996 |
eval |
All |
30 |
104 |
TgTl |
NI |
Wilcoxon
matched |
no
sign diff |
- |
- |
- |
0.30% |
- |
1
to 2nd dress
p = 0.001
1 to final dress
p = 0.2119 |
| Engervall
1995 |
eval |
R |
39.5
46.0 |
32 |
Tg |
OW
TW |
Fishers
Log Rank
K\Meier |
p
<0.07
TW < OW |
- |
TW
< OW
p <0.05 |
- |
p
<0.08\TW <\OW |
no
sign |
extra
dress
TW<OAW
p <0.08 |
| Moro
1994 |
cohort |
All |
8.5 -12.8 |
607 |
T
G |
NI
2 - 3days |
Pearson
Odds ratio
CI 95% |
56.5
10.8-296 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
p<
0.0017
G < T |
|
| Maki
1993 |
comp |
R |
5.16 |
176 |
GA
GC2%
GB |
2nd
dail
2nd dail
2nd dail |
Odds
ratio
CI 95% |
- |
- |
- |
- |
no
sign diff |
GC2%
com GB OR 0.26
CI 0.07 - 0.91
p <0.02 |
|
| Freiberger
1992 |
quasi
experimental |
R |
NI |
60 |
TgC
TgB
GB
GC4% |
M
W F
M W F
M W F
M W F |
chi2
analysis of variance |
- |
- |
- |
more
often in TgB and GB |
- |
- |
boys
CL site infected more often than girlsp <0.044 |
| Conly
1989 |
comp |
R |
13.5
17.9 |
79 |
OP
G |
2nd
dail
2nd dail |
chi2
t test
Fishers
MWhitney |
p
<0.01
G < T |
- |
- |
- |
p
<0.015
G < T |
p
<0.002
G < T |
20
variables to predict
CRS
CRI |
| Young
1988 |
comp |
5
where nursed |
NI |
168 |
OPICU
OP
OP
G |
TW
OW
O 10 dys
3W |
chi2
Yates
T test |
- |
no
sign diff |
- |
no
sign diff |
no
sign diff |
|
ICU
pts OP ward G
gp diff
P <0.0005 |
| Lawson
1986 |
comp |
R |
NI |
365 |
TgG
G |
OW
3 x a wk |
T
test
chi2
Fishers |
- |
- |
- |
no
sign diff - |
no
sign |
- |
gps
sign different diagnosis |
| Andersen
1986 |
comp |
R |
3.00
3.10 |
145 |
OP
NOB |
prn
prn |
chi2
Yates
Wilcoxon |
p
< 0.01
OP < NOB |
- |
p
<0.01
OP < NOB |
p
<0.01
OP < NOB |
no
sign diff |
- |
|
| Powell
1985 |
comp |
R |
NI |
435 |
OP
OPB
OPB
GB |
OW
OW
M W F
M W F |
Fisher |
- |
- |
- |
- |
no
sign diff |
no
sign diff |
|
| Prager
1984 |
comp |
R |
NI |
162 |
G
GB |
OD
OD |
chi2
pair t test |
- |
- |
- |
- |
no
sign diff |
no
sign diff |
site/sub<jug
p<0.025
duration 1-7 days
< 8-30 days <0.005 |
| Nehme
1984 |
comp |
R |
NI |
187 |
OP
GB |
OW
TW |
chi2 |
- |
* |
* |
- |
* |
0.34%
0.63% |
cost
comp
OP<GB
p <0.89 |
| Palidar
1982 |
comp |
All |
17.8 |
32 |
OP
G |
OW
TW |
Percent |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1.00%
0.60% |
cost
mp
OP<G |
| Powell
1982 |
comp |
R |
24.0\22.0 |
261 |
OP
GB |
OW
3W |
chi2 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
no
sign diff |
no
sign |
|
| Shivnan
1991 |
experimental |
R |
NI |
98 |
Tg
G |
4th
day
OD |
chi2
tt estFisher |
no
sign diff |
no
sign diff |
- |
- |
nil |
- |
cost
comp
Tg<G |
| Vazquez
1984 |
eval |
Cons |
NI |
100 |
TB |
7
- 10 days |
percent |
7.60% |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1.00% |
12
died
cath not cultured |
| Wheeler
1986 |
comp |
NI |
14.5\16.4 |
63 |
T
G |
OW
3 per wk |
percent |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
T
- 0%
G- 4.25% |
cost
comp
similar |
| Willie
1993 |
clinical
trial |
R |
NI |
101 |
OP
OP3000 |
OW |
MHaensl
no diff |
- |
- |
- |
- |
3.79%
1.35% |
- |
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